CMA CGM Demonstrates Relative Resilience in a Volatile Q3
The French carrier said restocking, AI-related investment and clean-technology demand helped lift quarterly volumes and supported higher freight rates.
- CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd reported sharply higher third-quarter profits, with CMA CGM's net profit more than tripling to $2.32 billion and Hapag-Lloyd's group profit rising to $999 million from $172 million a year earlier.
- Global container demand grew 5.4 percent in the third quarter, propelled by an 8.4 percent surge in September that pushed trailing 12-month volume past 200 million TEUs for the first time.
- CMA CGM's maritime revenue increased 37.3 percent to $12.3 billion, while Hapag-Lloyd's liner revenue rose 25 percent to $6.7 billion, driven by restocking and investment in AI-related infrastructure.
- Freight rates have started to decline in recent weeks, with Drewry's World Container Index showing Shanghai to New York cargo at $9,020, down 13.5 percent from an October peak. Despite growth, companies acknowledged the outlook remains uncertain.
- Following Maersk's earlier guidance increase, Hapag-Lloyd raised its 2026 EBIT guidance to between $2 billion and $2.4 billion, while CEO Rolf Habben Jansen anticipates 5 percent more capacity next year as congestion eases.
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